New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
AKNOCK-DOWN For Gov. HILL.
FOOLED BY JUDGE LEARNEDS DHOi'i0N'
r c,sp AGAINST COMMISSIONER PiATr fo0
$500 ,o<,n JrNrii. JASUARY.


po>rD UNTIL JANUARY.
>o 90 -Ju.l.o, Learned of The Euprcme
-o,,,t today gave noteworthy Hccl>'"" =" '"' "
rhomas c. jastt, in Tho prosecution 'hst''"'cu "s.
It,, az Quarantine Commissioner by Governor i'm.
,,o ilpeS of ihc supreme Court in This Judicial
11l.tr;ct Learned, Parker Edwards h.'ef'' i"Seli'
nd Nayblm have, It Is plain. perceived 'ha' ""'
,o, nm g. Attempting u.s. the )uiil;lary 30 haA"
q polltIcal attack upon Eepuhlican u Is ssiu t'aV
,,hin ,hc last six months seven judges OF the iu-
rrcnc Court have hccn asked to use their powers
sgsiust MIR Plat, and that all have refused.
yh,re is general establishment among lawyers mat
Denis O'Brien the retiring ANorney-Genorai, should
have consented to sully his hitherto good record by
berominr David H. HIS tool in this attempt 10 pros
truto he courts 10 a partisan purpose Mr. u 'Hlo"'
by thus lowering his semi judicial office oil A''""'!
General the level Of political partisan ', o'"'
earnod hard knocks for his pains To-Day no ""'
be rad 10 have been soundly dubbed
Mr.. Plat's ease came MP bci"re 'uu@o '
in the Eupremc Court room IN The city Hall Attorney
General O'Bricn had Put tie tiatc 20 inc 'Nl.
sun,ovnc more counsel, and Edgar J. 'onhI9'h
a,sa .n,eareJ as the states counsel with Mr. hfoh
Mr. plat WAS represented by ex-senator 'ishi''o"
Harris Mr.. Ioardman. of Mcfaiiahu, i'oa' "
Plat and Nathaniel {. Moak Mr. fla''' WIN d"
indifferent air Iisioncd tho speeches OF INC Jaw
yors. Iio had come to Albany Only oc'd"9o '"' ''''
epcc was needed Witness
t,crv one I'm The court room knew that Tho Alior
Generals demand that Mr.. Il&t should be rcmO\ou
from office rested Tho pin-pont That Mr fia't was
not a resident of NewYork when appointed cu2fah-
tine Commissioner, but legally resident OF I'oEa
Comfy Every one wondered whether Mr. "Brien
could expand such a smell point into Dimensions
large enough 10 permit DchioeI"io !s "
against Sir )iatt .
M Harris said to Judge Learned "heh IN" '"so
was aHGUunccd ,
- your Honor We Of the defence are IN the same
situation as We yesterday, namely MI. ''ol d.
land Mr. platt's chief counsel Is engaged IN Ease
In New-York, which involves millions. We cannot
understand why Attorney General o'Bri'n ico''
ollped Tor some reason Ur other, 10 press Tins case
and not respect his promise that no Wo"o ho' 'n'>o
Il til Mr. Mcfarland was free 10 attend To al. ""Vo
hofo an affidavit by Mr. Mcfaiiand IN "h''h hc says
that IL will DO impossible Tor him to get here TO-DAY
Wo ask therefore pOsiponenent OF INC "'A Va ''o
case til Two weeks flon Thursday, when Tho ne"
f.ensral T,rm of the Supreme Court will begin
II seem, to be apparent that Governor jilI Is
ny,e.,,y onward this rasc. What + tho uechc!
Mr. Hill has been Governor three years has Io
eyer seen any harm 10 tbs stato because 'i' ''' %
Ouarantiuo Commissioner! surely The puuio 'h'''-
.s,s MI, not suffer because OF Two weeks delay
in the hearing OF the case. OF course UNDERSTAND
that the Governor and tic Attorney General are ANXIOUS
"a 90; ;h;s case on ria bat no not thnk thcr wishes
should IRE, ali with ihe court
MIR. Ilarri, thus hiuto1 kat tho Governor was In
hurry fer the supreme Court 10 male a deciSo'
against NJ. rlait. before ,h9 Republican JHslsA@'tIc
sh d meet IN January, IA order hai ne mEh' ~pi'iht
.ruurrat 2s Qaarant tOiHIis s.uiicf "hn"r t"5
through painful iorEiA|A ol NuDii'''-- INC no
nation 10 hcpuDilcan SENATE -o' "II'"N d. VI "H
piOysL .. . , ;,,,i...er,lv.
/, Iur one no; - 10 4 i cncu D! suoh s''s7.si
tiois lon doing my duty th;S Is silhilo cas- -it
can Dr.. sOoa settled. Inc sinhe question - "he'heI
Mr. P!a not d lt>iuchi OF I"r% co"ii3
az the ti:c OF his appointment as Quarantine OH
ms sin,rr The Interests ui M iiatt WA not Suiicr
II tAoy a.c managed 10y Hr. Harris Jay 'oihl Oh o'oo
as Atturncy General aaOat 10 cNliic and therefore,
I Wis. 10 clear away this cas-, eel l!u Vi IL D'i'i0
DO goa dispute the truth Of Nj McFaliands aida
vi! % SAID Judge IL armed CODY
protest sifcnrou,ly further posi- Ione'ncn'
OF tine hcaruS on tins case. IL scrhi> 10 Ice M az
ecncc OF MI mcfarland Is mere pie'cNt I" delay Inc
JuG' lcarncl-Is Mr.. Mcfarland actually enGaeclf
Mr. uagfi,-iir Il. aLd Ni ~. TIL IAuis day IL GIL
Mr. O'cn >ays the dear p-o.c are "a harry 10 have
this ca,e ricd: The dcsr lc1l+ L"' i'.I' .ht> TO
do with ii There - aoh'- i.i TINS case tu i''h''s
No Political case viii end in this court II VIII 20 10
the curt o. appeals.
hftrr luItEe tail ly ih2 layers !nGs; LaFho"
this sha tered Tie AOlr, % GO. e.hog iih'
- s,a greatly en-. a.ra>ssd b. tLi, Csc. Int can
s,e th2i ihe issues Invoked not simple ~ ~"
AtiO'r y-tcu'ra believes !Fa'inE a'Id' The pnes on
OF pocs and looking - it o. >'4"t' l"No''ci 'noi'S
IT is a py7rrr tina; thry - q" in'@ca,' nature.
know -, on.ily thai Mr Nclaianf "a, been engaged
ia this and has had the cnri inana-"ih'i' 81 IT,
| pr pose trtait the II 40 l0l!cal contest +
Involved. J thnk snli" reasons hate been gwen lHr
Io,ilonrr the ro:> Iteration Of th. ease. cannot
inc r.. consideration 'VD wlc!S. g J. d.lr"C hN Mt
1q,n end tS a,Socat' J -in'ld b. vi'.ins 70 Try
scr.ng lat Mr.. riau j. not ready SHAH pat ever the
ee:r t:l Jaag .ry."
ccng~7t'lc I'd on ;h' decision Republican lawyers
don't, il Governor I'M viii PISS the csS" I" trial now
" Pai he viii Sc obliged 10 submit the Of his
successor 90 The Republican senate.